Cost of living comparison
Iceland is 3.7 times more expensive than Cairo.
If you lived in Iceland instead of Cairo, you would:
pay 5.7 times more for restaurants
|
Cairo
|
Iceland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.28
E£76.54
|
$15.00
kr1,574
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.81
E£86.11
|
$12.33
kr1,294
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.33
E£5.91
|
$2.20
kr231
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.20
E£3.60
|
$2.00
kr210
|
|
pay 3.8 times more for groceries
|
Cairo
|
Iceland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.68
E£12.21
|
$3.14
kr330
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.75
E£31.25
|
$5.86
kr615
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.72
E£66.65
|
$5.16
kr542
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.36
E£24.41
|
$5.51
kr578
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.25
E£40.31
|
$7.10
kr745
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.69
E£12.41
|
$1.19
kr125
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.33
E£5.85
|
$1.08
kr114
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.21
E£3.81
|
$1.13
kr119
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
E£5.39
|
$1.70
kr179
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.19
E£3.37
|
$1.01
kr106
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.17
E£3.01
|
$0.66
kr69
|
|
pay 5.2 times more for transportation
|
Cairo
|
Iceland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.86
E£33.28
|
$7.21
kr757
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$16.04
E£287.03
|
$85.09
kr8,930
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,588.50
E£440,110.95
|
$27,857.83
kr2,923,679
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.03
E£36.36
|
$21.37
kr2,242
|
|
pay 5.2 times more for housing
|
Cairo
|
Iceland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.59
E£314.86
|
$66.89
kr7,020
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$226.11
E£4,047.10
|
$1,349.42
kr141,621
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$138.11
E£2,472.00
|
$1,143.63
kr120,024
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$27.64
E£494.77
|
$70.86
kr7,437
|
|
pay 23.4% more for childcare
|
Cairo
|
Iceland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$160.20
E£2,867.35
|
$277.52
kr29,126
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,834.57
E£68,635.15
|
$2,822.44
kr296,215
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Cairo
|
Iceland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.87
E£33.49
|
$7.85
kr824
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.18
E£38.99
|
$4.10
kr430
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.57
E£45.92
|
$11.37
kr1,194
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$29.70
E£531.63
|
$63.31
kr6,644
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.35
E£95.68
|
$11.69
kr1,227
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for clothing
|
Cairo
|
Iceland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$49.62
E£888.19
|
$117.41
kr12,322
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.95
E£714.98
|
$55.13
kr5,786
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$105.88
E£1,895.13
|
$156.49
kr16,424
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$61.85
E£1,107.11
|
$191.54
kr20,102
|
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